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In order to clarify some of the new obligations stemming from the EU General Data Protection Regulation (â€śGDPRâ€ť), which will apply as of 25th May 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (â€śWP29â€ť) â€“ the independent European consulting body for data protection issues â€“ recently issued its â€śGuidance on Data Protection Impact Assessment (â€śDPIAâ€ť)â€ť. This document will be available for public consultation until 23rd May, 2017.

On 28th January, 2017, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (ComissĂŁo Nacional de ProteĂ§ĂŁo de Dados/CNPD) published a document establishing 10 measures for entities to prepare for the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (â€śGDPRâ€ť).

Since the GDPR will apply from 25 May 2018 onwards, CNPD points out that both public and private entities should begin to implement internal procedures and mechanisms so as to ensure compliance with the new data processing.

Presidential Decree no. 193/17, which approves the Regulation on the Licensing of Establishments and of Commercial Activity and Market Services (â€śRegulationâ€ť), was published on 22 August. The Regulation, which will enter into force on 21 October (60 days after its publication), establishes the conditions and procedures governing the licensing of commercial activities and market services, as well as the licensing of the respective establishments, revoking Presidential Decree no. 288/10, of 30 November (Regulation on the Licensing of Commercial Activity and the Provision of Market Services), as well as all prior regulations on the matter contrary to the provisions of the new Regulation.

Ministerial Statute 50/2017, of 11 July 2017, sets forth the measures approved by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to streamline petroleum productsâ€™ import into and supply to the country and ensure fuel supply safety, regularity and quality. The newly approved measures obviously have a direct impact on distributors, but also affect suppliers, IMOPETRO, commercial banks operating in-country and the Banco de MoĂ§ambique (â€śBdMâ€ť).

Decree-Law 79/2017, of 30 June 2017, was published last Friday and amends both the Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code and the Companies Code, in order to implement the goals of the â€śPrograma Capitalizarâ€ť approved by Council of Ministers Resolution 42/2016, of 18 August 2016

Please be aware that a new Presidential Decree has been published on 24th of April (Presidential Decree 79/17 of 24 April) which, among others, introduces the following significant amendments to former Presidential decree 43/17 of 6 March (regulations on the performance of a professional activity by nonresident foreign employees ):

Presidential Decree 43/17, of 6 March 2017 (â€śDP 43/17â€ť) just enacted new regulations on the performance
of a professional activity by non-resident foreign workers, repealing former Decrees 5/95, of 7 April 1995
and 6/01, of 19 January 2001.

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